Whilt I agree with your post, I watched Kevin McCloud in the slums of India last night (second part on tonight) and it does make you appreciate what we have in this country. Whilst we have a lot of serious failings, our country isn't such a bad place to live.

Personally, I pay enough in tax to feel I helped the NHS and jobless/unlucky/lazy in this country.

With charities it's nice to have a bit more say whom it goes to;-)

+1. Haiti is where it is most required at the mo. Part of the taxes I pay is going to NHS anyways and part goes to MP's claims garden fence, adult movies, TVs, furniture etc etc. So yes, I will continue to pay taxes but the spare cash (at the mo) goes to Haiti.

I think its all relative. If anyone is in a personal situation where current circumstances show they are living hand to mouth then obviously anyone would deal with that first. After all essentials are dealt with then priorities change. Haiti is in a really bad way right now and there are probably very large numbers of people buried in buildings atm where even if they are uninjured are likely to die before they can be reached due to the scale of the task. Nasty thought

wow. This country has enough wealth to cope. People can get by, the NHS isnt without its problems but its functioning. I totally agree with donating to causes in this country, but at this moment in time, who needs it most?

This country has so much already, but its only put into perspective when you see on the news the situation in other countries.

every family meber i have lost has been to cancer
we need to put more in to find a cure and save lives

Whilst I dont disagree with you about finding a cure for cancer its a fact that life is a terminal disease and somethings gonna get you in the end anyway. Aint gonna stop unless we stop breeding.
With a limited ammount of cash decisions have to be made I know but maybe someone saved in Haiti could go on to be a person who finds a cancer cure. Who knows?

Indeed they do, and sadly I suspect that there is nobody above corruption in Haiti, so where will all of this charity money go?

It seems to me that there is no real government of the place.

True, and a good point. But the moeny will prob go into the hands of a non haiti member who will give it to the right causes. Doubt its a wire transfer to the Sherrif of Haiti... Prob UN or other charity workers who will eventually get out there.

Speaking of getting out there. Saw an interview with a fireman and his team who are trying to get out there but are stuck in another country because they cant land there yet.

My guess is that the airport is full of planes so due to health and safety they cant land.... What a load of sh*t. Just land the plane and get on with it. So many guidlines that delay this world when it could run so much smoother.:whistling:

A worthy couple are: The British Legion and the RNLI both get NO GOVT funding :x.

We pay for MP's porn movies and moat cleaning but they won't help these :x or others who really do worthwhile and lifesaving work :roll:

i realy dont think that the 2 charities you listed are as needy as you are making out, he RNLI have lifeboats donated to them from corportate sponsors and a lot of money is spent on "needy" beach safety campaigns and the like.

British legion has rememberance day held every yearsas well as millions donated from wealthy individuals etc when they die.......this maybe a worthy cause in some respects but it hardly goes wantinglike the people arond the world suffering fom natural disasters and such like who cannot and do not have the resources like we do